Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
Beauty pageant competition
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The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.
| Formation | 1983[citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Cranston |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Deborah Miller Cindy Provost |
Rhode Island has placed eight times at the Miss Teen USA Pageant, most recently in 2024 when Carissa Tillinghast made the top 20. The state's first finalist was Shaelyn McNally in 2006. One of those semi-finalists was Shanna Moakler, who would later win the Miss New York USA pageant and take over the Miss USA 1995 title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe 1995.[citation needed]
Other notable Miss Rhode Island Teen USAs are:
- Claudia Jordan - was also Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 and has appeared on The Price Is Right, Deal or No Deal and The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Gina Tognoni - known for her portrayal of Kelly Cramer on the soap opera One Life to Live[1] from 1995 to 2001. She then portrayed the role of Phyllis Summers on the soap The Young and the Restless from 2014 to 2019.
Sienna Tandon of Johnston was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2026 on July 19, 2026, at Uptown Theater in Providence. She will represent Rhode Island at Miss Teen USA 2026.
Gallery of titleholders
Claudia Jordan, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 & Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 (pictured in 2009)
Amy Diaz, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001 & Miss Rhode Island USA 2008.
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Results summary
Placements
- Top 10: Alysha Castonguay (2002), Shaelyn McNally (2006), Rochelle Rose (2007)[citation needed]
- Top 12: Gina Tognoni[1] (1991), Shanna Moakler (1992)
- Top 15: Talia Turco (2009) [citation needed]
- Top 20: Lola Paolissi (2023), Carissa Tillinghast (2024)
- Rhode Island holds a record of 8 placements at the Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Raye-Anne Johnson (1987 - tie), Gina Tognoni[1] (1991)[2]
- Miss Congeniality: Malia Cruz (2016), Alexa Papigiotis (2017)[citation needed]
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Local title | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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| 2026 | Sienna Tandon | Johnston | TBA | Miss Hope Teen | TBA | ||
| 2025 | Reyana Ahern | Warwick | 16 | Miss Norwood Teen | |||
| 2024 | Carissa Tillinghast | Warwick | 19 | Miss Warwick Teen | Top 20 | ||
| 2023 | Lola Paolissi | Cranston | 16 | Top 20 |
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| 2022 | Julia Potts | Richmond | 18 | ||||
| 2021 | Sydney Jaiswal | Cranston | 17 | ||||
| 2020 | Sofia Ledoux | Cranston | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | Olivia Volpe | Cranston | 18 | ||||
| 2018 | Aliyah Moore[citation needed] | Pawtucket | 17 | ||||
| 2017 | Alexa Papigiotis | North Providence | 18 | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 2016 | Malia Cruz[3][4] | Warwick[4] | 18[5] | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 2015 | Mary Malloy[6] | Cumberland[7] | 17[7] |
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| 2014 | Gabriella Maggiacomo[8] | Hope[8] | 17[9] | ||||
| 2013 | Elaine Collado[2] | Providence[10] | 18[10] |
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| 2012 | Livia Stencel[2] | Warwick[11] | 16[11] | ||||
| 2011 | Lindsey Bucci[2] | Scituate[12] | 18[13] | ||||
| 2010 | Erica Wright[2] | Narragansett[14] | 18[14] | ||||
| 2009 | Talia Turco[2] | Lincoln[15] | 18 | Top 15[16] | |||
| 2008 | Tiondra Martinez[2] | Woonsocket[17] | 17[17] | ||||
| 2007 | Rochelle Rose | Cranston[18] | 15[19] | Top 10 | |||
| 2006 | Shaelyn McNally[2] | Lincoln[20] | 18[21] | Top 10[22] | |||
| 2005 | Dominique Lee[2] | Westerly[23] | 17[23] | ||||
| 2004 | Melissa Landry[2] | Charlestown | 16[24] | ||||
| 2003 | Kristina Primavera[2] | Cranston | 16[25] |
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| 2002 | Alysha Castonguay[2][26] | Woonsocket[27] | 16[28] | Top 10 |
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| 2001 | Amy Diaz[31] | Providence | 16 |
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| 2000 | Sienna Piccione[2] | Cranston[33] | 17[33] | ||||
| 1999 | Jodi Fournier[2] | Burrillville | 18 | ||||
| 1998 | Kristen Luneberg[2] | Lincoln | 17 |
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| 1997 | Lauren Alviti[2] | Cranston | 18 | ||||
| 1996 | Kelly Dutra[2] | Tiverton | 17 | ||||
| 1995 | Carol Pedroso[2] | Warwick | 18 | ||||
| 1994 | Nicole Coletti[2] | Cranston | 17 | ||||
| 1993 | Alisha Currier[2] | North Kingstown | 19 | ||||
| 1992 | Shanna Moakler[2][35] | Barrington[36] | 16 | Top 12 |
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| 1991 | Gina Tognoni[2] | Bristol[43] | 17 | Top 12[1] | Miss Photogenic[1][2] | ||
| 1990 | Claudia Jordan[2] | East Providence | 16 |
Suitcase model on Deal or No Deal, cast member on season 7 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta[44] | |||
| 1989 | Deborah "Deb" Hodges[2] | East Greenwich | 17 | ||||
| 1988 | Debbie Rae Peters[2] | North Providence | 18 | ||||
| 1987 | Raye-Anne Johnson[2] | Wakefield | 16 | Miss Photogenic - tie[45] |
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| 1986 | Corrine "Lori" Damiani[2] | Cranston | 18 | ||||
| 1985 | Chris Pavalli[2] | Warwick | 18 | ||||
| 1984 | Jennifer Amoroso[2][46] | Narragansett | 17 | Later known by stage name Gianna Amore[46] | |||
| 1983 | Melissa Sciarra[47] | Warwick[47] | 16[47] |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant